PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Bunting (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sellus Gravius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gravius has chosen Morrowind as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bunting
vs
Gravius

208 cm
21
297 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

225 cm
21
300 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Bunting!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sellus Gravius!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bunting ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gravius moves away.
Bunting takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

It looks like John Bunting has been cut.
Gravius throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A head kick misses from Gravius.
Bunting fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gravius manages to avoid it.
Gravius scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gravius lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gravius misses with a kick to the body.
Bunting uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gravius.
Bunting ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bunting looks to throw the jab but Gravius is out of range.
Gravius scores with a head kick.
Bunting lands a leg kick that knocks Gravius off balance momentarily.
Gravius lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bunting at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gravius doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gravius pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bunting motions for Gravius to come forward. Bunting throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gravius tries to clinch but Bunting moves out of range.

Gravius gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bunting landing some decent shots from guard.
Bunting throws a big right hand that misses.
Bunting trying to control the position from guard on top but Gravius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gravius is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gravius avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gravius can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bunting is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gravius utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bunting postures up and lands a big shot to Gravius's brow.
Bunting is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bunting has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bunting postures up in Gravius's guard and throws a big left but Gravius blocks it.
Bunting is in close to Gravius's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bunting slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunting lands a couple of elbows.
Gravius is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gravius is on top in guard.
Gravius won't allow Bunting to sweep him here.
Gravius controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bunting is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunting looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gravius is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Sellus Gravius wasn't active enough on the ground.
Gravius misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bunting.
A big left from Gravius misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bunting closes the distance and clinches up with Gravius, looking for a takedown. Bunting pushes Gravius against the cage but Gravius circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bunting thumps Gravius with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bunting looks to throw the jab but Gravius is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that John Bunting will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Bunting's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bunting scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gravius takes a swing at Bunting's ribcage but misses.
Bunting avoids a kick to the body.
Gravius checks the leg kick.
Bunting avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bunting lands a body shot.
Bunting lands with a good body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Bunting.
Sellus Gravius seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bunting connects with a crisp jab.
Bunting keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gravius is breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Bunting.
Sellus Gravius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bunting throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gravius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bunting moves away.
Bunting is looking to wear down Gravius with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bunting misses the shot to the body.
Bunting will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bunting scoring well with a low kick there.
Sellus Gravius is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bunting pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gravius is out of range and Bunting settles back down.
Bunting tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gravius was well out of range. Poor timing from Bunting.
Bunting with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gravius throws a lazy head kick
and Bunting counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bunting with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gravius takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gravius has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bunting.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gravius tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gravius on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bunting thumps Gravius with a low kick.
Bunting connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bunting is defended easily by Gravius.
Gravius's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bunting dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gravius. That did some damage!
Bunting lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gravius at a distance.
Gravius uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bunting.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bunting.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunting scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bunting wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bunting fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gravius is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Bunting shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Bunting working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Bunting tries to control but Gravius wriggling away.
A nice elbow there by Bunting.
Bunting unloading with bombs!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bunting cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Bunting is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gravius can do to turn this around?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Bunting! Gravius is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). John Bunting!
John Bunting is the new super heavyweight champion!
A victorious John Bunting thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.